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The Barton River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River....
, over long, in northern Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

It runs north from Glover
Glover, Vermont

Glover is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 966....
 through Barton, Brownington
Brownington, Vermont

Brownington is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Coventry
Coventry, Vermont

Coventry is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,014 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and drains through Newport
Newport (town), Vermont

Newport is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2000 United States Census. The town is referred to by the United States Postal Service and the media as Newport Center, the name of the main settlement of the town....
 into Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River....
's South Bay.

rises from the fountains of the former Runaway Pond
Runaway Pond

Runaway Pond was a lake at Glover, Vermont....
 in Glover
Glover, Vermont

Glover is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 966....
.

The Vermont Route 16
Vermont Route 16

Vermont Route 16 is a north-south state highway in northern Vermont. It begins at Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick , heading northward to U.S. Route 5 in Barton, Vermont....
 north of Glover to Lake Memphremagog stretch of the river is long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-III section.






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The Barton River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River....
, over long, in northern Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

It runs north from Glover
Glover, Vermont

Glover is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 966....
 through Barton, Brownington
Brownington, Vermont

Brownington is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Coventry
Coventry, Vermont

Coventry is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,014 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and drains through Newport
Newport (town), Vermont

Newport is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2000 United States Census. The town is referred to by the United States Postal Service and the media as Newport Center, the name of the main settlement of the town....
 into Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River....
's South Bay.

Course

It arises from the fountains of the former Runaway Pond
Runaway Pond

Runaway Pond was a lake at Glover, Vermont....
 in Glover
Glover, Vermont

Glover is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 966....
.

The Vermont Route 16
Vermont Route 16

Vermont Route 16 is a north-south state highway in northern Vermont. It begins at Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick , heading northward to U.S. Route 5 in Barton, Vermont....
 north of Glover to Lake Memphremagog stretch of the river is long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-III section. Glover is distant from Memphremagog.

Roaring Brook empties Parker Pond
Lake Parker

Lake Parker, also known as Parker Pond, is located in the northwest corner of Glover, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont in an area known as the Northeast Kingdom....
 the river in southern Barton near route 16.

One of the head branches is the drain from Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake (Vermont)

Crystal Lake is near the village of Barton , Vermont in Orleans County, Vermont. It is a glacial lake three miles long, a mile wide and 100' deep in places....
 in the village of Barton.

After leaving Barton village
Barton (village), Vermont

Barton is a Village located near the center of the Barton , Vermont, in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 742 at the 2000 United States Census....
, the routes of US Route 5, Interstate 91
Interstate 91

Interstate 91 is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States. It provides the primary north-south thoroughfare in the western part of New England....
 and the railroad, all follow the course of the Barton River valley and the river, north to Newport.

The Willoughby River flows from Lake Willoughby
Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County, Vermont in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over 300' deep in places, making it the deepest lake entirely contained in the state....
 into the Barton River in Orleans
Orleans, Vermont

Orleans is a Village in the northwestern corner of Barton , Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 United States Census, the largest village in Orleans County....
 and provides considerable volume. Orleans was once called "Barton Landing" and was the place where, historically, craft could be safely loaded for transport north.

After leaving Orleans, it flows through eastern Irasburg, through Coventry and then into Lake Memphremagog.

The following areas are in the Barton River watershed
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
: Derby
Derby, Vermont

Derby is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2000 United States Census. The town contains four unincorporated Village : Beebe Plain, Vermont, Clyde Pond, Lake Salem and North Derby; and two incorporated villages: Derby Center, Vermont and Derby Line, Vermont....
, Coventry
Coventry, Vermont

Coventry is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,014 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Brownington
Brownington, Vermont

Brownington is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Irasburg
Irasburg, Vermont

Irasburg is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Barton, Westmore
Westmore, Vermont

Westmore is a New England town in Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 United States Census, making it the least populated town in the county....
, Lake Willoughby
Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County, Vermont in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over 300' deep in places, making it the deepest lake entirely contained in the state....
, Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake (Vermont)

Crystal Lake is near the village of Barton , Vermont in Orleans County, Vermont. It is a glacial lake three miles long, a mile wide and 100' deep in places....
, Shadow Lake, Parker Pond
Lake Parker

Lake Parker, also known as Parker Pond, is located in the northwest corner of Glover, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont in an area known as the Northeast Kingdom....
, and Brownington Pond.

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